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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
2
Guardian notes on women’s dress the season shows collarless bodices airy linen gowns with net accents and transparent undergarments. Wrappers gain dainty detachable collars and cuffs while careful underwear favors lace. A feature on hosting etiquette advises polite help without overstepping. Practical home hacks include stain removal and cooking ideas like macaroni pudding with detailed steps.
Instructions describe crochet patterns for a cushion cover and border, including chain and treble techniques, row progressions, and a six plus turn rule. It details border setup around a cushion, finishing with a frill, and care steps using silk or sateen, cleaning with meths and kerosene to deter moths.
A reader shares kitchen instructions for milk soup tomato sauce salmon croquettes and a fried dish with breadcrumbs and egg. The note also reports a new bridge variant named setobridge tested by the author and seven players after suggesting combining figs with crystallised sugar.
A colonial advertisement touts Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets as a vegetable remedy for worms and related symptoms. It cites a family testimonial from Waitara New Zealand and offers the product at Od per packet via The W. H. Comstock Co. Ltd Sydney to chemists and stores.
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